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Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 46 KB Minutes: The
minutes of the meeting held on 2 September, 2019 were approved. |
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Street Trading Policy - Amendment PDF 58 KB Minutes: Members
were asked to approve the amendment of Paragraph 6 of the Street Trading Policy
to include the following: Trading as part of a
travelling fair will not require a street trading consent where the following
conditions are met:- ·
The event
had been considered by the Neath Port Talbot Safety Advisory Group and any
recommendations proposed by the group are implemented. ·
All
relevant permissions had been obtained from the Council and partner agencies,
including (but not limited to) the Police, Fire Authority etc. |
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Urgent Items Any
urgent items at the discretion of the Chairperson pursuant to Section
100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972. Minutes: Because
of the need to deal now with the matter contained in Minute Numbers 4 and 6
below, the Chairperson agreed that these could be raised at today’s meeting as
an urgent item pursuant to Section 100A(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act
1972. Reason Due
to timescale. |
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Licensing Section - Annual Report PDF 72 KB Minutes: Members
were given an update in respect of administration and enforcement of licensing
matters for the period 2018-2019, as detailed in the circulated report. A discussion took place regarding animal
licensing and it was highlighted that Neath Port Talbot have supported the
introduction of Lucy’s Law, which calls for an immediate ban on the sale of
puppies by pet shops and other third-party commercial dealers. Officers
informed the committee that the unscheduled inspections of taxis had ceased for
a short period of time, due to the unavailability of the Police team that the
Licensing Section work closely with, these inspections had now
recommenced. It was agreed that the
Committee be informed should there be issues with undertaking vehicle
inspections in the future. The
Chair thanked Licensing Officers for all their good work. RESOLVED: That the report be noted. |
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Access to Meetings Access to Meetings - to resolve to exclude the public for the following item pursuant to Section 100A (4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972 and Exempt Paragraph 12 of Schedule 12A to the above Act. Minutes:
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Application for a Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licence - Case 1 Minutes: This
item was deferred until the next meeting, due to the applicant not being
present. |